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You are studying a population of ostracods. These aquatic crustaceans can have a striped (dominant) or solid (recessive) carapace or valves. You collected 50 solid, 50 heterozygous striped, and 100 homozygous striped individuals. Calculate the allele frequencies p and q.

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Description: you are studying a population of ostracods these aquatic crustaceans can have a striped dominant or solid recessive carapace or valves you collected 50 solid 50 heterozygous striped and 100 86296

          You are studying a population of ostracods. These aquatic crustaceans can have a striped (dominant) or solid (recessive) carapace or valves. You collected 50 solid, 50 heterozygous striped, and 100 homozygous striped individuals. Calculate the allele frequencies p and q.

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09/08/2023

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The total number of individuals in the population is the sum of the number of solid, heterozygous striped, and homozygous striped individuals. Total number of individuals = 50 + 50 + 100 = 200 Show more…

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You are studying a population of ostracods. These aquatic crustaceans can have a striped (dominant) or solid (recessive) carapace or valves. You collected 50 solid, 50 heterozygous striped, and 100 homozygous striped individuals. Calculate the allele frequencies p and q.